jumping
/ˈd͡ʒʌm.pɪŋ/
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Also seen as: jumpings
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Exuberantly active; in full swing.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Hoạt động sôi nổi, trong giai đoạn phát triển mạnh
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AdjectiveRegister: colloquial
Examples
When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' (Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo)
And everybody havin' a ball (Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo)
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The act of performing a jump.
Noun
Examples
When the tuning-fork is brought over a resonant jar or bottle, the beats may be heard and the jumpings seen by a thousand people at once.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “jumping” mean?
Exuberantly active; in full swing.
Is “jumping” formal or informal?
jumping is generally colloquial.